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attraction
at·trac·tion A0511900 (ə-trăk′shən)n.1. The act or capability of attracting.2. The quality of attracting; charm.3. a. A feature or characteristic that attracts.b. A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract: The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film.4. a. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together.b. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another.attraction (əˈtrækʃən) n1. the act, power, or quality of attracting2. a person or thing that attracts or is intended to attract3. (General Physics) a force by which one object attracts another, such as the gravitational or electrostatic force4. (Linguistics) a change in the form of one linguistic element caused by the proximity of another elementat•trac•tion (əˈtræk ʃən)
n. 1. the act, power, or property of attracting. 2. attractive quality; magnetic charm; allurement. 3. a person or thing that draws, attracts, or entices. 4. a characteristic or quality that provides pleasure; attractive feature: The chief attraction of the party was the good food. 5. the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together. 6. an entertainment offered to the public; spectacle. [1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin] at•trac′tion•al•ly, adv. Attraction - Absorbing as a love affair —Elyse Sommer
- (A charismatic man) attracting young men to himself like filings to a magnet —Linda West Eckhardt
- Come at him [girls to a boy] like ducks to popcorn —Max Apple
- Drawn to as children to amusement parks —Anon
- Drawn to as bathers to seashore —Anon
- Drawn to as readers to a library —Anon
- Drawn to us warily but helplessly, like a starved deer —Louise Erdrich
- Drew … like pipers charming rats —Lynne Sharon Schwartz In her novel, Disturbances in the Field, Schwartz alludes to ideas that are attractive to the heroine and her college friends.
- Drew (many confidences …) as unintentionally as a magnet draws steel filings —Vita Sackville-West
- Enchanted … like a meadow full of four-leaf clovers —Mary McCarthy
- Fascinated like sick people are fascinated by anything … any scrap of news about their own case —James Thurber
- Fascinating and fantastic as toys in a shop window to a little poor boy in the street —Isak Dinesen
- Fascinating as a burning fuse —William McGivern, about fellow writer Michael Gilbert’s espionage novel, Overdrive.
Whenever a simile is used to praise a book, it is invariably highlighted on the book jacket or in ads, as this one was. - (The salesgirls) fell on me like pigeons on breadcrumbs —Judith Rascoe
- Had drawn her to him like a flower to the sun —John Le Carré
- (The warm sweet center of her) had taken hold of him like a hand —John Yount
- Held her mesmerized like a snake —Julia O’Faolain
- He moves to you like a stable hand to a new horse —Allan Miller
This comes from Miller’s dramatization of D. H. Lawrence’s short novel, The Fox. It did not appear in the Lawrence text. - Irresistible [thoughts] as intruders who force their way into your house —Dan Wakefield
- Like children taking peeps at pantry shelves, we think we’re tempted when we tempt ourselves —Arthur Guiterman
- Men just love to buzz around me like there was a sweet smell coming from me —Pat Conroy
- Mesmerizing as a flickering neon sign —Anon
- (Kept watching because) something about her stayed with me. Like a cold matzo ball —Nat Hentoff
- Take to the way a hypochondriac takes to a bed —Lorrie Moore
- Temptation leapt on him like the stab of a knife —Edith Wharton
- Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength —Marguerite de Valois
- Took to as an ant to a picnic —Harry Prince
- Took to it . like a retriever to water-ducks —Ouida
- Was drawn to … as if by strong cords —Aharon Appelfeld
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  attraction - the force by which one object attracts anotherattractive forceaffinity - (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibodybond, chemical bond - an electrical force linking atomsforce - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity - (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einsteinmagnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism - attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of forcevan der Waal's forces - relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particlesrepulsion, repulsive force - the force by which bodies repel one another | | 2. |  attraction - an entertainment that is offered to the publictravelog, travelogue - a film or illustrated lecture on travelingcounterattraction - a rival attractionshow - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" | | 3. |  attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"attractivenessaffinity - a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"allure, temptingness, allurement - the power to entice or attract through personal charmbinding - the capacity to attract and hold somethingdrawing power - the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters)fascination - the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"lure, come-on, enticement - qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of rewardsexual attraction - attractiveness on the basis of sexual desireshowstopper, show-stopper - something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper"quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare | | 4. |  attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"attractive feature, magnet, attracter, attractorcharacteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"attention - a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists | | 5. |  attraction - an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"attracter, attractor, drawing card, drawentertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse |
attractionnoun1. appeal, interest, draw, pull (informal), come-on (informal), charm, incentive, invitation, lure, bait, temptation, fascination, attractiveness, allure, inducement, magnetism, enchantment, endearment, enticement, captivation, temptingness, pleasingness It was never a physical attraction, just a meeting of minds.2. pull, draw, magnetism the gravitational attraction of the Sun3. entertainment, feature, delight, distraction, amusement, diversion, honeypot The walled city is an important tourist attractionattractionnounThe power or quality of attracting:allure, allurement, appeal, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery.Informal: pull.Translationsattract (əˈtrӕkt) verb1. to cause (someone or something) to come towards. A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention. 吸引 吸引2. to arouse (someone's) liking or interest. She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood. 引起(某人的)好感或興趣 引起...的兴趣atˈtraction (-ʃən) noun1. the act or power of attracting. magnetic attraction. 吸引力 吸引力2. something that attracts. The attractions of the hotel include a golf-course. 吸引人的事物 吸引人的事物atˈtractive (-tiv) adjective1. pleasant and good- looking. an attractive girl; young and attractive. 有吸引力的 有吸引力的2. likeable; tempting. an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive. 吸引人的 引起兴趣的，诱人的 atˈtractively adverb 吸引人地 有吸引力地atˈtractiveness noun 吸引力 吸引力attraction
center of attractionA person, place, or thing that attracts the most attention among others. There were many movie stars at the premiere, but the leading lady was the center of attraction. Temple Bar is definitely the center of attraction in Dublin.See also: attraction, center, offatal attraction1. In a romantic relationship, an attraction to the very qualities in a person that ultimately lead to the relationship falling apart. John had a fatal attraction to the wild, uninhibited life Cynthia led, but she cared more about "living free" than having a functional relationship. I was completely enamored by his self-confidence and charm, but it was just a fatal attraction to a man who turned out to be a complete narcissist.2. An intense and obsessive infatuation with another person, especially by a spurned lover, that might lead to harassment or violence. A: "I broke up with Chris over two months ago, but he's still constantly checking in on me and even started threatening this new guy I started seeing." B: "Whoa, talk about a fatal attraction."See also: attractioncenter of attraction, theSomething or someone that attracts the most interest or curiosity. For example, The Ferris wheel is always the center of attraction at our carnival, or Jan is the center of attraction wherever she goes. This expression comes from physics, where since about 1770 it has denoted the point to which bodies tend by gravity or the action of centripetal force. See also: center, offatal attractionAn affinity for something or someone inherently harmful. This twentieth-century term appears in such locutions as, “Even after the deaths of hundreds of climbers, Mt. Everest continues to exert a fatal attraction for many mountaineers.” It was used as the title of a 1987 motion picture about a happily married man who has a weekend affair with a beautiful woman; she turns out to be psychotic and tries to destroy his and his family’s life. See also: attractionattraction
attraction a force by which one object attracts another, such as the gravitational or electrostatic force attraction
attraction [ah-trak´shun] the force or influence by which one object is drawn toward another.capillary attraction the force that causes a liquid to rise in a fine-caliber tube.at·trac·tion (ă-trak'shŭn), The tendency of two bodies to approach each other. [L. at-traho, pp. -tractus, to draw toward] at·trac·tion (ă-trak'shŭn) A property or force by which anything tends to cause something else to approach it. [L. at-traho, pp. -tractus, to draw toward]attraction
Related to attraction: physical attractionSynonyms for attractionnoun appealSynonyms- appeal
- interest
- draw
- pull
- come-on
- charm
- incentive
- invitation
- lure
- bait
- temptation
- fascination
- attractiveness
- allure
- inducement
- magnetism
- enchantment
- endearment
- enticement
- captivation
- temptingness
- pleasingness
noun pullSynonymsnoun entertainmentSynonyms- entertainment
- feature
- delight
- distraction
- amusement
- diversion
- honeypot
Synonyms for attractionnoun the power or quality of attractingSynonyms- allure
- allurement
- appeal
- attractiveness
- call
- charisma
- charm
- draw
- enchantment
- enticement
- fascination
- glamour
- lure
- magnetism
- witchery
- pull
Synonyms for attractionnoun the force by which one object attracts anotherSynonymsRelated Words- affinity
- bond
- chemical bond
- force
- gravitation
- gravitational attraction
- gravitational force
- gravity
- magnetic attraction
- magnetic force
- magnetism
- van der Waal's forces
Antonymsnoun an entertainment that is offered to the publicRelated Words- travelog
- travelogue
- counterattraction
- show
noun the quality of arousing interestSynonymsRelated Words- affinity
- allure
- temptingness
- allurement
- binding
- drawing power
- fascination
- lure
- come-on
- enticement
- sexual attraction
- showstopper
- show-stopper
- quality
noun a characteristic that provides pleasure and attractsSynonyms- attractive feature
- magnet
- attracter
- attractor
Related Words- characteristic
- feature
- attention
- tourist attraction
noun an entertainer who attracts large audiencesSynonyms- attracter
- attractor
- drawing card
- draw
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